Hey guys! StarsetSwampert here! his is my first story of hopefully many to come on this website. this fic will be slightly sad and tragic but I want to try and put a spin on it and make it enjoyable. Also I intended on making this a oneshot but after writing it I feel slightly compelled to continue this story. let me know if you would want to see this continued and what you would like to see if I am to continue. Thats all for now. Enjoy.

Ash's POV:

Slowly my eyes flutter open. I feel a sharp pain going throughout my back. I Grumble and roll over sharply. In doing so I realize 2 things.

1) I'm in the hospital and

2) My legs didn't move

I frantically kick my legs. Err, tried to kick my legs. 'What's happening?!' I think worriedly. I try to move one more time but just gave up and took a deep breath. I slowly begin to piece it together. I slowly begin to remember what happened last time I was awake.

~Flashback~

"Serena!" I yell in a worried tone of voice. I run after the machine that had her in it's grasp. It was to fast and I ended up tripping over a rock running. Its hopeless.

It was yet another day plagued by the existence of Team Rocket. They had found the legendary Pokemon Zapdos and had it under mind control. They had taken Serena, Bonnie and Dedenne and trapped them in a metal chamber. My Greninja had fainted and I was starting to grow very worrisome.

"HELP!" I heard Bonnie yell. I shook my head and gathered myself. Although it pained me to see my friends captured I couldn't give up now. I've never given up and I sure as hell won't give up now! Besides I still had Clemont with me and that was all I needed.

"Clemont!" I yell out to the yellow haired boy. He turns to face me with a slight tint of fear coming over him. I could tell he was trying his best to be tough but I don't blame him for breaking out with the amount of stress he must be undergoing. "Zapdos is too powerful to take down alone! We have to work together!"

"O-okay Ash!" He bellows. He took a quick glance at Bonnie and looked back at the legendary beast in front of him, anger in his eyes.

"Luxray! Thunderbolt now!" Clemont yells.

"Pikachu Thunderbolt go!" I command my partner. The two attacks combined and grew very powerful.

"DOOOOS!" The mighty bird screeched as it let out a thunderbolt of its own. The attacks soon collided and everything went white.

~Flashback End~

I just feel a hint of fear enter myself as the thought of my physical state haunts over me. And my friends, are they okay? How did I get here anyway? These thoughts consume me until a knocking sound brings me back to reality. The door then quickly opened and a tall male with short brown hair walked into the room. He had a clipboard in his hand. He looked down at it and looked back up at me.

"Hello Ash. My name is Doctor Matthew Bailey but you can just call me Doctor Bailey." The man said kindly while holding out his hand. I shook his hand and tried to sit up but he stopped me.

"Hey, lay back its okay. I'm just here to check up on you and inform you on your current physical state."

His words calmed me for a moment but then suddenly I grew anxious. I knew what he was about to tell me would change my life. His mouth opened but before anything happened a nurse had come to the doorway and knocked on the door. We turned to look at her.

"Mr. Ketchum, you have guests." The woman said.

"Let them in." I say gracefully. Maybe having someone with me will help me be less anxious. Honestly anything that can calm me down or make me feel better sounds amazing.

Then I see Serena Bonnie and Clemont walk into the room. My face instantly lit up with relief as Serena ran up to me and embraced me in a caring hug. "Your okay..." I murmur softly as her honey blonde hair rubs against my face.

I hear her let out a small sniffle as she leans back from the embrace. I can see that she is relieved. Almost gracious too. This makes me wonder how long I was unconscious. "You... Your our hero Ash..." Serena says sincerely. I see a tear form in her eye but she quickly wiped it away. I look to see Clemont who had a relieved and proud look on his ace as he looked at me.

"You really are our hero Ash!" Bonnie said happily. I smiled at Bonnie's contagious happiness. Serena seems to lighten up too. "You saved us all from Zapdos! The attack knocked it out!"

"It wasn't only me you know." I say nodding in Clemont's direction.

"Ahem." We all look to Doctor Bailey and hush down. "Sorry Doctor Bailey."

"Its okay. So after checking on your health scans it appears you have a few minor bruises but other than that nothing is broken."

I let out a small smile but slowly get back to being anxious for some reason.

"I'm sorry to inform you that there was one fatal injury though... It appears the impact of the explosion has left your legs inactive, or in other words paralyzed. " The words hit me like a giga impact. I won;t ever be able to walk, or run or even STAND! I quickly calm myself down and look up.

"T-thank you doctor" I manage to get out. Doctor Bailey then left and the room was engulfed in silence.

"I-I'm so sorry Ash."Clemont said comfortingly.

"Don't be. I'm glad this happened." I say calmly.

Serena's POV:

In my life I have heard many crazy things ,and especially from Ash, but that one statement instantly took the cake.

"How could you say that Ash?" I say worried about Ash's obscure statement.

"Because it was for the greater good. Don't get me wrong, I would love to be able to get up and walk out of here in a heartbeat but life isn't perfect like that. I would rather have all the bones in my body break than risk any of you guys suffering." He said simply and surprisingly calmly.

After hearing my best friend, my crush... my idol say such selfless words was all I could take. I slowly began to break down in tears as Ash used the railings along the bed to sit himself up. I embraced him once again as he held me tight. "Its okay Serena, I'll be fine." He says as he softly strokes my hair. I just couldn't take it, he is not going to be able to walk again and he can accept his fate so calmly. He's just so admirable and it kills me to see someone so pure of heart suffer. Its not fair!

I can hear Bonnie sniffling and Clemont helping her stay calm.

"Ash..." I whisper. "How will you move around." I ask innocently.

"I guess I'll need a wheelchair. or something like that." He responds quietly.

"Ash. You know I'll always be with you, no matter what right?"

"Of course. Thats what friends are for." He said softly. Although I was done crying I just held him tighter. I felt safe in his arms. I closed my eyes and gave him a quick kiss on the cheek.

He blushed slightly and smiled towards me. 'Maybe a bit more than friends.' I think to myself.

He really is something alright.

Wow... I'm proud of myself. That is the best bit of writing I've ever done. Hope you guys enjoyed it as well. Have a great day and remember to review!

Edit - Thanks RixSkywalker1405 for pointing out some mistakes as well as giving me some advice for later on (Check his fanfics out!). Please remember to tell me if you liked one of my stories or if you found a mistake. It shows you care about me as well as the quality of the writing that others will see. Thanks for reading!